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Utagawa Kunisada
The eight canine heroes of the House of Satomi (Nansō Satomi hakkenden南總里見八犬傳) (c. 1847-1852)
colour woodblock
(a-c) 34.4 × 73.0 cm (image and sheet) (overall)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1957
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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The eight canine heroes of the House of Satomi
(Nansō Satomi hakkenden南總里見八犬傳)
(c. 1847-1852)
Medium
colour woodblock
Measurements
(a-c) 34.4 × 73.0 cm (image and sheet) (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1957
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Edo (Tokyo), Japan
Inscription
(a) printed in ink (in Japanese characters) (in image) u.r.: (censor seal) (censor seal)
printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 金毬大助 / 里見義実
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: 豊国画
printed in ink (in Japanese characters) (in image) l.c.: (engraver seal)
(b) printed in ink (in image) u.l.: 八房の霊
printed in ink (in Japanese characters) (in image) u.l.: (censor seal) (censor seal)
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: 豊国画
printed in ink (in Japanese characters) (in image) l.l.: (engraver seal)
(c) printed in ink (in image) u.l.: 里見息女伏姫
printed in ink (in Japanese characters) (in image) u.l.: (censor seal) (censor seal)
printed in ink (in image) l.c.: 豊国画
printed in ink (in Japanese characters) (in image) l.c.: (engraver seal)
Accession Number
3679A.a-c-4
Department
Asian Art
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